And the next phase begins in earnest....

Israeli Forces Surround Arafat HQ

RAMALLAH, West Bank, March 29 — Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared Arafat “an enemy” and announced Israel would mobilize military reserves to take “widespread action” to deal with an increase in Palestinian terror attacks. Shortly before his announcement, Israel sent troops into Arafat’s West Bank compound and called up army reserves for an extended military operation in the Palestinian areas — in response to a string of terror attacks that killed 27 Israelis in two days.

Israel is calling up 20,000 reservists. Sharon says that Arafat is an enemy and is to be isolated...for now.